Directed by Richard Boleslawski • 1936 • United States
Starring Irene Dunne, Melvyn Douglas, Thomas Mitchell
Irene Dunne established herself as one of screwball’s brightest comedic talents with this exuberant tale of a small-town girl living a double life as the secret author of a scandalous bestseller. Being a Sunday school teacher in conservative Lynnfield, Connecticut, has forced Theodora (Dunne) to use an assumed name to pen a steamy romance novel. Keeping up appearances becomes harder than ever when the book becomes an overnight sensation and Theodora falls for the novel’s ultrasophisticated illustrator (Melvyn Douglas), who has some secrets of his own.
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Phffft
Directed by Mark Robson • 1954 • United States
Starring Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Jack CarsonAfter several years of domestic squabbles, the marriage of Nina (Judy Holliday) and Robert Tracey (Jack Lemmon) goes “phffft!” Upon receiving their divorce papers, Nina and Robert are certain that the...
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You Can’t Take It With You
Directed by Frank Capra • 1938 • United States
Starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James StewartFrank Capra’s irresistible adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize–winning stage hit by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart is perhaps the most bighearted and optimistic comedy from a filmmaker who speciali...
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Good Neighbor Sam
Directed by David Swift • 1964 • United States
Starring Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, Dorothy ProvineRomy Schneider shines in one of the very few films she made in Hollywood, an endearingly wacky farce that takes a classic screwball premise and gives it a gleaming 1960s Technicolor update. Happi...
